St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-21
VERMONT PRESS ASSOCIATION.
The Annual Meeting and Outing.

Nantucket, Nantucket Island, on We'd
nesday, July I3. The members of the
association, with invited guests, rem
dezvoused at the United States hotel,
Boston, Tuesday evening. Wednesday
afternoon they took train on the Old
Colony road for Woods Holl, when a
delightfully."- cool sail of three hours
brought the party to their desired and
restful haven. The entire company
was CHARTERED at the Nantucket hotel,
directly on the sea.
Among the members of the associa-
ton present were G.. G.. Benedict of
the Burlington Free Press, A. N. Swain
of the Bellows Falls Times, Albert
Clarke of the Rutland Herald, L. O..
Greene of the Woodstock Standard,
A. A. Ranney of the Newport Express,
d. w. Dixon of the Vermont Watch
man, George HI. Blake of the Barton
Monitor, L. H. Lewis of the Hyde Park
News and Citizen, C.. N. Adams of the
Windsor Journal, John E. Harris of
the Burlington Clipper, w. F. Scott of
the Barre Enterprise, Arthur Ropes of
the Rural VermOnter, G. S. Forbes of
the Boston Journal, C. M. Stone and
III. B. Davis of the st. JOhnsbury Gale
DOMAIN. Most of the editors were ac-
companied by their wives or daugh-
tiers, including Mrs. Benedict, Mrs.
Stone, Mrs. Swain, Mrs. Clarke, Miss
Clarke, Mrs. Greene, Miss Greene, Mrs.
Ranney, Miss Adams and Mrs. Scott.
The following invited guests accept
ed an invitation to unite with the
members of the ''fourth estate" on this
their annual outing:
Gov. E. j. Ormsbee and wife and
daughter of Brandon, Lieut.. Gov. Levi
X. Fuller and wife of BrattleborO,
State Auditor E. H. Powell and wife
of Richford, Col. George w. Hooker,
wife and son of BrattleborO, Congress
man VIM. w. Circuit of Barton, Hon.
Carroll S. Page of Hyde Park, chair
man of the republican state committee;
Hon. B. d. Harris and wife, Mrs. John
S. Wood, Mrs. d. Leonard, Mrs. DR..
Tucker of BrattlebOrO, John w. Cram
ton and wife of Rutland, E. B. Whit
ing and daughter MRS. M. l.. BOwers)
and Miss May Bowers of Burlington,
C. w. OsgoOd and wife of Bellows
Falls, Master G. S. Page of Hyde Park,
o. M. Tinkham and wife of Pomfret,
E. L. Temple, Mrs. NJ. j. Francisco of
Rutland, Frank Brown of Burlington,
Capt. Curtis Abbott of Boston and D..
L. Milliken, ESQ.,, of Maiden.
The business meeting of the assOcia-
ton was held Wednesday evening.
Most of the time was spent in discuss
ing matters pertaining to the craft,
more especially advertising and the ad-
vertising agent. Ex-President A. HI.
futile of Rutland was placed on the
roll of honorary members. Arthur
Ropes of the Rural Vermonter, Mont
pelier, and o. L. French of the Brat
tlebOrO Phoenix were elected members
of the association. A resolution of re-
spect was passed in memory of De-
witt Leonard of BrattlebOrO, a long
time valued member of the association
and at the time of his death one of the
executive committee. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: G.. @. Benedict of Burlington,
president; Warren Gibbs of ST. AL
bans, w. ID. McMaster of Woodstock,
d. M. Camp of Newport, vice presi-
dents G. S. Forbes of st. Adams, sec
rotary G. M. Stone of st. JOhnsbury,
treasurer l.. o. Greene of Woodstock,
Albert Clarke of Rutland, d. w. Dixon
of Montpelier, executive committee.
Thursday was spent as seemed good
to ye editor. Yachting, bathing, blue
fishing, excursions to Surf Side and
Sconset made up the order of outdoor
recreatiOns and sports for the visitors.
In the evening there was social
and literary entertainment in the par
lOrs of the Nantucket house at which
the guests of the association and guests
of the house were present. President
Benedict of Burlington did the honOrs
of the chair. The literary exercises
consisted of choice and finished poem,
"The Editors Vision," by Mrs. M. j.
Francisco of Rutland, and addresses by
Governor Ormsbee, Lieutenant Gov
ernOr Fuller, Congressman Grout, Hon.
B. d. Harris and Col. Geo. w. Hooker
of BrattlebOro and D. L. Milliken,
ESQ.,, of Maiden, Mass. The principal
address of the evening was made by
Hon. B. d. Harris, who spoke of some
phases of modern journalism that were
not cOmmendable, and compared the
local and editorial features of the pa
pers of ante bellum days with those of
the present day. Governor Ormsbee's
theme was "The Press of Vermont"
Lieut. Gov. Fuller, Gen. w. w. Grout
and Col. Hooker made some pleasant
and pertinent remarks on journalism
and related their early journalistic ex-
periences. d. l.. Milliken, ESQ.,, of
Maiden formerly newspaper man in
Vermont, responded to call, and made
an enthusiastic speech in which he
claimed it to be every mans duty to
be born in Vermont.
Friday morning, bright and early,
the party left cold Nantuck" by steam
er for New Bedford. The sail of some
90 miles was most delightful, and the
return home made agreeable in every
way, for all of which much credit is
due the very efficient executive COM
mittee, Messrs. L. o. Greene and AL
bert Clarke.
The place of the next annual meet
ing is left with the executive commit
tee, and Loon Lake, WillOughby, Old
Orchard and Lake George have been
suggested.